Heavy penalties! Violation of rules! The old giants of the Premier League deducted league points and fell into the relegation zone

At present, the five major European leagues are in full swing, and the time has come to March, and all competitions have reached the final moment of the championship. Among them, for the five major leagues, the Premier League is undoubtedly the most competitive, the most widely used and the most popular league at this stage, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the world's first league

Of course, with the huge amount of attention, the Premier League is extremely difficult for every participating team, whether it is to fight for the title, the top four, the European place or the relegation. Just like this season's BIG 6 teams, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal are not conceding to each other's titles, Manchester United and Tottenham are still struggling to catch up for a Champions League spot, and as for Chelsea, which was only ranked 12th last season, it is still in such a bad form and situation this season, and is currently in 11th place, it can be said that European hopes have been dashed

Of course, not only the big teams, but also other teams are under great pressure, and there are also some teams that have made matters worse and suffered from the FA's punishment. In recent years, the FA has scrutinized the finances of Premier League teams, including Chelsea and Manchester City, and many other teams are suspected of violating the Premier League's rules on profits and sustainability, and in November last year, Everton was deducted 10 points for violating the regulations, which was subsequently reduced to 6 points through appeal. Soon, another Premier League team was penalized

This team is Nottingham Forest, England's veteran giant, who have won the Champions League twice. On the evening of March 18, Beijing time, the Premier League officially announced that due to Nottingham Forest's violation of the sustainability rules (PSR) in the 22/23 season, the team will be deducted 4 points immediately this season. According to the rules, Nottingham Forest must not lose more than £61 million in the last three seasons. However, the forest exceeded £34.5 million and was heavily fined. After deducting four points, Nottingham Forest currently have only 21 points left, sitting third from bottom in the league and falling into the relegation zone

After the official announcement of the punishment, the British media "Telegraph" said that Nottingham Forest owner "Greek Ship King" Marinakis was angry and would appeal in the next 14 days. And British football finance expert Kieran Maguire said that Nottingham Forest would have been deducted six points, but it was reduced to four points due to good attitude. Soon, Nottingham Forest also issued an official statement, expressing disappointment with the punishment result, and saying that this is not conducive to the development of non-giant clubs in England, revealing dissatisfaction with the FA and Premier League officials

At present, this season's Premier League has reached the 29th round, and Nottingham Forest was originally ranked 17th with 25 points in 29 games, 6 wins, 7 draws, 16 losses, but the team's relegation situation will become more severe after deducting 4 points. In the final nine league games, Nottingham Forest faced both big clubs such as Tottenham, Manchester City and Chelsea, as well as direct relegation rivals such as Everton, Burnley and Sheffield United. It can be said that at this stage, Nottingham Forest's relegation initiative can still be in their own hands, as long as they win the games they should win, this old giant can still stay in the Premier League next season